Title The life writing of otherness : Woolf, Baldwin, Kingston, and Winterson / Lauren Rusk

Published New York : Routledge, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (x, 197 pages) Series Literary criticism and cultural theory Literary criticism and cultural theory. Contents Ch. 1. Reading the Life Writing of Otherness: A Critical Synthesis -- Ch. 2. The Common Life of Uncommon Women: Woolf's A Room of One's Own -- Ch. 3. The Personal Passion of Collective Selfhood: Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son -- Ch. 4. The Hard-Won Harmonics of Selfhood: Kingston's The Woman Warrior -- Ch. 5. The Refusal of Otherness: Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Summary Focusing on innovative works by Woolf, Baldwin, Kingston and Winterson, the author analyzes how they each represent the self as unique, collectively ""other, "" and inclusively human, and how these conflicting aspects of selfhood interact Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-180) and index Notes Print version record Subject Winterson, Jeanette, 1959- Oranges are not the only fruit Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. Room of one's own. Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. Notes of a native son Kingston, Maxine Hong. Woman warrior SUBJECT Baldwin, James. swd Winterson, Jeanette. swd Woolf, Virginia. swd Kingston, Maxine Hong. swd Room of one's own (Woolf, Virginia) fast Woman warrior (Kingston, Maxine Hong) fast Woman warrior. swd Oranges are not the only fruit. swd Room of one's own. swd Notes of a native son. swd Subject English prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Autobiography. English prose literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism American prose literature -- Minority authors -- History and criticism American prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Women and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century Difference (Psychology) autobiography (genre) LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. American prose literature American prose literature -- Minority authors Autobiography Difference (Psychology) English prose literature English prose literature -- Women authors Women and literature Literatur Verschiedenheit Motiv English-speaking countries Englisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781136537363 1136537368 9780203055717 0203055713

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